LIBRARY  OF  THE 

UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 

AT  URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 

IN  MEMORY  OF 

STEWART  S.  HOWE 

JOURNALISM  CLASS  OF  1928 


STEWART  S.  HOWE  FOUNDATION 


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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1873,  by  VAN  ARSDALE  &  Co.,  in  the  Office 
of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


IMDERS 


INTRODUCTION. 


N  the  historic  annals  of  the  world,  Chicago  stands  pre- 
eminently forth  without  a  rival  as  THE  marvel  of  the 
age,  and  her  rapid  growth  and  magnificence  are  without 


precedence.  In  the  year  1837,  by  an  act  of  the  legislature,  the 
town  of  Chicago,  with  a  population  of  4,179  souls,  became 
incorporated,  and  from  that  date  commenced  the  eventful  record 
of  this  wonderful  city,  which  to-day  numbers  near  400,000  inhab- 
itants, being  an  increase  of  over  395,000  in  the  short  space  of  36 
years,  or  an  average  increase  of  11,000  per  year. 

Chicago  is  recognized  as  the  leadipg  mart  of  the  world  for 
grain,  pork  and  lumber,  and  her  immense  business  houses  for  all 
branches  of  commercial  traffic  are  exceeded  by  no  city  in  the 
Union,  and  equaled  by  few,  if  any.  The  making  of  this  great  city 
is  entirely  due  to  her  eminent  business  men,  whose  close  appli- 
cation and  personal  supervision  of  their  own  affairs,  combined  with 
integrity  and  honesty  (not  as  a  policy,  but  as  a  principle),  has  been 
the  superstructure  upon  which  the  firms  we  have  the  honor  to 


represent  in  these  pages  have  built  their  immense  trade  and  for- 
tunes. To  repeat  in  these  pages  an  account  of  the  great  confla- 
gration would  be  unnecessary,  for  all  the  world  to-day  knows  how, 
upon  the  memorable  pth  of  October,  1871,  the  grandly  beautiful 
city  of  Chicago  was  almost  entirely  obliterated,  leaving  but  ashes 
where  once  stood  the  pride  and  business  center  of  the  city  in 
stately  magnificence. 

Art,  in  our  city,  reared  her  temples  fair, 

But  the  fire-fiend — evil'  genius  of  air — 

Assaulted  them  with  red  embracing  wing, 

And  smote  them  to  the  earth — a  ruined  thing ! 

O'er  their  ashes  loud  laments  were  uttered, 

Prophecies  of  dark  import  were  muttered. 

Then  Enterprise  and  Art  combined  an  effort  made, 

And  Capital  lent  its  mighty  aid  ! 

Black  was  the  hour  'til  the  Aladdin  came — 

A  fairy  prince — ENERGY  is  his  modern  name. 

He  rubbed  a  lamp,  called  "  Money "  now-a-days, 

And  one  named  "Taste!"  beyond  all  praise 

All  the  results  attained  !     Behold  them  here  ! 

Disjointed  things  his  magic  made  cohere. 

That  called  "  Impossible,"  was  swift  begun  ; 

In  less  than  two-score  months  the  task  is  done, — 

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Chicago  again  assumes  her  peerless  stand, 

Superb,  complete,  "  Star  city  "  of  the  land  ! 

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To  any  others  than  Chicagoans  it  would  indeed  have  been 
fc<  impossible "  to  bring  the  city  out  of  the  chaos  that  then  en- 
veloped it,  but  they  determined  that  Chicago  should,  like  the 
Phoenix,  rise  from  its  ashes,  and  the  trade  which  years  of  patient 
toil  had  centered  in  the  city  should  be  retained.  How  well  that 


determination  was  carried  out  is  to-day  apparent  upon  every  hand 
in  the  risen  city.  Where  before  stood  -wood  and  brick,  now  are 
reared  stately  commercial  palaces  of  stone  and  marble,  and  in  less 
than  two  years  but  few  traces  can  be  seen  of  the  ever-to-be- 
remembered  fire.  As  a  further  evidence  of  Chicagoans'  indomitable 
energy,  more  business  by  twenty-five  per  cent,  has  been  transacted 
during  the  past  year  than  any  previous  year  of  the  city's  financial 
record.  Every  house  which  is  recorded  upon  the  succeeding 
pages  is  a  "  representative  "  of  its  class,  standing  prominently  forth 
a  star  in  the  brilliant  galaxy  it  so  conspicuously  adorns.  We 
doubt  not  that  these  pages  will  be  carefully  read  as  a  record  of 
those  names  which  have  passed  through  the  fiery  ordeal,  risen 
from  their  ashes  and  "still  live." 


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R.  T.  CRANE,  President. 

S.  W.  ADAMS,  Secretary. 


C.  S.  CRANE,  Vice  President. 
GEO.  S.  REDFIELD,  Treasurer. 


B*os-  M  ANFG. 


ESTABLISHED  1855.  INCOBPOBATED  1865. 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 


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BRASS  AND  IRON  GOODS, 

J^^TJD  o-^s  ZFITTITSTG-S, 

MAILILEABILE  IKON  CASTINGS. 


CRANE'S  PATENT  HOISTING  ENGINES 

For  Blast  Furnaces  and  Coal,  Iron  and  other  Mines. 


SjEAJVI    PU|*pS.     EjC. 


Works  on  Jefferson,  Desplaines,  Fulton  and  Wayman  Streets, 
General  Offices  and  Salesrooms,  JO  North  Jefferson  Street, 

CHICAGO. 


nd  for  Descriptive  Circulars. 


Factory  for  Cutlery  is  located  in  Waterbury,  Conn.,  nnder  the  style  of  the 

H.    SEARS    MANUFACTURING    COMPANY. 


FINE 


A  SPECIALTY. 


IV e  use  none  but  WanUtnv's  Steel,  made  expressly  for  us,  and  each  knife  is  thoroughly 
tested  before  leaving  the  factory.     Our 

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Are  made  of  the  finest  steel,  and  in  the  best  manner  possible. 


All  goods  bearing  the  stamp  of  the 

H.  jSeki#  Mk^fg.  Co.  of  S. 

ARE     FULLY    WARRANTED. 


Special  attention  given  to  the  importation  of  fine 

BREECH-LOADING    SHOT    GUNS. 

Also  Mu/.zi,E-LoADiN(;   GUNS  in  general  variety. 
HENRY    SEARS.  E.  B.  SEARS.  E.  W.   BEATTIE. 


Exchange  on  England,  France,  Germany,  Switzerland  and  other  European  Countries. 
DRAFTS  ON    BARING   BROTHERS  &  CO.,   LONDON, 

And  Letters  of  Credit  available  anywhere  in  America  or  the  Continent  of  Europe. 


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In  addition  to  the  actual  capital  of  3500>00°)  tne  Stockholders    of 

the  MARINE  COMPANY  OF  CHICAGO  are  personally  liable  to 

the  extent  of  their  stock,  respectively,  for  all  funds 

deposited  on  savings  and  in  trust. 

SAMUEL  S.   ROGERS,  J.  YOUNG  SCAMMON: 

Secretary  and  Cashier.  President. 


Importers  and  Jobbers  of 


WOOLENS  AND  FANCY  GOODS, 


Occupy  their  entire   building,  have  unequalled  facilities 

for  the  prompt  and  satisfactory  transaction  of  busi- 

ness with    a  Stock  complete  in  all  respects, 

and  at  the  Lowest  Prices,  and  they 

invite   the   special  attention  of 

the  Trade. 

MADISON  AND  FRANKLIN  STREETS. 


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FIELD,  LEITER  &  CO 


Ini-porters  ai|d  Jo¥bef£  of 


KY  WOODS 


CARPETS, 


AT    BOTTOM    PRICES. 


MADISON  AND   MARKET  STREETS, 


NEW  YORK,  PARIS,  MANCHESTER, 

1O4  Worth  Street.          9  Faubourg  Poissonniere.         37  Faulkner  Street. 


FIELD.  LEITER  &  Co. 


RETAILERS    OF 


European  Novelties  Received  as  Appear. 


$05  .ram, 


IMPORTERS, 


WHOLESALE  AND  EETAIL  DEALERS  IX 


DRY  GOODS 


MADISON  A  FRANKLIN 


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Make  the  Lmuest  Prices  and  keep  Large  Stocks  in  every  Department 


RETAIL  STORE, 
MADISON   &,    PEORIA  STREETS. 

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MASON  &  HAMLIN  ORGAN.  GO. 


MANUFACTURERS   OF 


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FOR  PRIVATE  DWELLINGS,  CHURCHES,  CONCERT  HALLS, 
LODGES,  SCHOOLS,  Ac. 


The  greatest  variety  of  these  Instruments  in  the  country  will  be  found  at  their 
\varerooms,  of  capacity,  excellence  and  elegance,  not  yet  attained  by  any  other 
maker.  Prices  fixed  and  invariable,  and  not  higher  than  those  of  inferior  organs. 

WAREROOMS : 

Nos.  80  and  82  Adams  Street,  Chicago. 


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WHOLESALE 


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272   AND  274  MADISON  STREET, 

(NEAR  THE   BRIDGE.) 


A  K  I  NCI  the  Hat  and  Cap  jobbers  next  in  order,  we  visited  the  house 
of  Eddy,  Harvey  &  Carter,  272  and  274  Madison  Street,  near 
Market.  These  gentlemen  have  won  during  the  past  year  an  enviable 
reputation  among  the  merchants  of  the  West  and  Northwest,  by 
attending  closely  to  their  business,  and  always  having  on  hand 
goods  suited  to  every  locality  and  all  classes  of  trade.  Among  the  many  merchants 
dealing  with  them,  are  said  to  be  an  unusually  large  number  of  A  No.  i  men  who 
buy  for  cash,  and  want  bottom  prices  always.  It  is  a  matter,  of  remark  among  the 
trade  generally,  that  in  some  way  they  sell  the  largest  proportion  of  their  goods  to  this 
class  of  merchants,  which  certainly  is  a  sure  index  of  low  prices.  This  young  firm 
during  their  first  year  greatly  outgrew  their  limited  quarters,  and  rather  than  pay 
the  excessive  rents  being  asked  for  a  building  suited  in  size  to  their  largely  increased 
business,  they  have  cut  arches  into  the  building  adjoining,  and  thus  obtained  a 
sufficiency  of  room  and  saved  the  extra  expense.  They  propose  during  the  coming 
year  to  exhibit  as  handsome  a  line  of  goods  as  time,  patience  and  money  can 
gather  together,  and  figure  as  close  a  margin  as  possible.  They  offer  special 
inducements  as  agents  for  certain  lines  of  goods,  and  will  make  manufacturers' 
prices.  They  include  in  their  stock  all  varieties  of  Hats,  Caps,  Straw  Cloods, 
Umbrellas,  Parasols,  Gloves,  and  Ladies'  and  Misses'  Trimmed  Hats,  the  latter  of 
their  own  manufacture.  We  can  cordially  recommend  them  to  all  dealers  buying 
in  Chicago,  and  will  guarantee  them  to  be  low  in  prices  and  gentlemanly  in  their 
dealings. —  The  Leader,  Feb.  21,  187  ,"•. 


GLOVES  A   SPECIALTY 


Strangers  visiting  the  City  -will  receive  courteous  and  polite  attention. 


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ELY'S  BUILDING, 

Corner  Wa&asfa  Avenue  and  Monroe 


ELY  &  CO. 

IMPORTING  TAILORS 


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"Wedding  Garments  a  Specialty. 


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SERVANTS'  LIVERY   MADE  TO  MEASURE. 

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CHICAGO,  ILL. 


PRIOR  & 


IMPORTERS    OF 


ELY'S  NEW  BLOCK, 
Monroe  Street  and  Wmlbwsfa  Avenue. 


Sail,  Kiir^af  k  &  Co. 

IMPORTERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS  IN 

IRON,  STEEL,  NAILS, 


HEAVY    HARDWARE, 


ANVILS, 

VISES, 

BELLOWS, 

HAMMERS, 

PICKS, 

MATTOCKS, 

MINING  TOOLS,  &C. 


SPRINGS, 

AXLES, 

BOLTS, 

NUTS, 
WASHERS, 

HUBS, 

SPOKES, 

FELLOES, 

WAGON  MATERIAL 

Generally. 


CHROME  STEEL, 


80,  82  &  84  MICHIGAN  AVENUE, 

CHICAGO. 


GILBERT  HUBBARD  &  Co. 


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DEALERS  IN 


TWINES  AND  CORDAGE, 


TENTS,  AWNINGS,  WAGON  COVERS  AND  PAULINS, 


STIEIEXj  .AJSTID  IK,O3Sr  "WII^E 


FOR  MINING  AND  HOISTING  PURPOSES. 


Wire  Rope  for  hoisting  purposes  and  transmission  of  power  is  largely  used.     The 

best  quality  of  these  goods,  FINE  WIRE,  both  Roebling's  and 

Imported,  constantly  on  hand. 


UETS  & 


226,  228    &   230   S.  WATEF^  ST., 


GILBERT  HUBBARD. 
GEO.  B.  CARPENTER. 


2  3 


GEORGE   CLAPP,  Agent, 


Formerly  "Rubber  Clothing  Co." 


DEALERS     II*    ALL 


RUBBER  AND  LEATHER  BELTING, 


PAOKITO  AHB  HOSE, 


Excepting  only  our  New  York  House,  we  carry  the 
LARGEST  Stock  of  Rubber  Goods  of  any  House  in  tfie 
United  States. 

All    Goods   quoted   at   New   York   prices,  thus   giving 
the  advantage  of  the  freight. 


NEW  YORK. 


105  &  107  MADISON  ST.,  CHICAGO. 


400  NORTH  FOURTH  STREET, 
607  MARKET  STREET,       - 


F.  M.  SHEPARD,  Pres. 


ST.  LOUIS. 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

J.  A.  MINOTT,  Sec. 


DEALERS  IN 


IRON,  NAILS,  STEEL 


WAGON    AND    CARRIAGE    MATERIAL. 


Keep  constantly  on  hand  a  large  Stock  of  Best  Brands  Bar  and  Sheet  Iron. 


WESTERN  DEPOT  FOR  THE  JUSTLY  CELEBRATED 

**  SD©^  3UL1TO  13 

"ULSTER"    IRON,  BAR    AND   SHAPES. 

For  Wagon  and  Carriage  Makers'  use,  or  where  the  best  quality  of  iron  is  required,  we 

believe  it  to  be  equal  to  Swedish  or  Norway  Iron.    "Ulster"  Horse  Shoe  Iron, 

the  best  in  market,  and  parties  who  have  any  trouble  with 

Horse  Shoe  Iron,  should  try  this  brand,  as  we 

warrant  it  to  give  entire  satisfaction. 


WE  KEEP  A  FULL  STOCK  OF  THE  CELEBRATED  "  JEFFERSON"  NAILS. 


Western  Headquarters  for  Burden's  Horse  and  Mule  Shoes. 


•'  Northwestern  "  Horse  Nails  at  Manufacturers'  Prices.  Western  Depot  for  D.  Arthur 
Brown  <fc  Co.'s  Genuine  Concord  Axles.  Agents  for  the  "Bridgeport  Spring  Co.'s"  Fine 
Axles  and  Springs.  Shuler's  Carriage  Express  snd  Seat  Springs.  Ameriian  Cast  Tool 
Steel,  Machinery  and  Plow  Steel.  Best  Brands  of  English  Tool  Cast  Steel.  Carriage  Hard- 
ware. Russell,  Burdsall  &  Ward's  Carriage  and  Tire  Bolts,  Philadelphia  Carriage  and  Tire 
Bolts,  Common  Carriage  and  Tire  Bolts. 

Bellows,  Anvils,  Vises,  and  all  Kinds  of  Blacksmiths'  Tools. 

Malleable  Irons,  Rivets,  Nuts,  Washers,  etc.,  etc.  Wagon  and  Carriage  Wood  Stock  of 
every  description.  Cloth,  Leather,  and  Carriage  Makers'  Tr'mmings  of  all  kinds.  Parties 
wishing  to  buy  the  best  quality  of  goods,  need  only  to  look  over  our  list  and  send  us  their 
orders,  which  will  receive  our  prompt  attention.  Prices  low  to  cash  and  piompt  paying 
custimers.  Soliciting  orders,  we  are, 

Very  respectfully, 


1 96  and  198  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 


KIRK  &  BARKER. 


-4-4-      ESTABLISHED  IN    1844.       "T+- 


HURLBUT  &  EDSALL, 


COMPLETE    STOCK, 

BEST    QUALITY, 

LOW    PRICES, 

CAREFUL  ATTENTION, 
ii  &  46  RIVER  STREET,  COR.  WABASH  AVE. 

New  York  Office,     ) 
83  John  St.         f 


r  I  ^  HE  above  firm  are  so  well  known  throughout  the  country  that  it  is  necessary 
only  to  refer  to  them  as  a  "  Representative  House  "  in  this  branch  of  busi- 
ness, which  has  in  Chicago  continued  uninterrupted  by  Panics  and  Fires  for  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

The  firm  of  J.  H.  REED  &  Co.  commenced  business  in  the  very  early  days  of 
Chicago,  and  became  a  household  name,  having  been  one  of  the  few  jobbing  firms 
that  maintained  themselves  during  the  vicissitudes  of  the  early  trading  days.  In 
1868  Mr.  REED  retired  from  the  firm,  and  the  remaining  members  continued.  The 
death  of  Mr.  EDSALL  three  days  before  the  Chicago  Fire,  and  the  burning  of  the 
entire  stock,  were  both  sudden  and  severe  blows.  Within  a  few  days  a  contract  was 
made  for  a  permanent  store  to  be  ready  in  six  months,  continuing  business  in  the 
best  available  place  meanwhile.  On  the  first  day  of  May,  and  within  seven  months 
from  the  fire,  the  firm  were  fully  settled  in  their  present  spacious  store,  44  and  46 
River  Street,  being  one  of  unusual  advantages  as  to  convenience  and  light  in  doing 
their  business.  It  is  five  stories  in  height,  32x100,  with  dock  and  cellar  room,  so 
necessary  for  handling  their  heavy  goods. 

Upright  dealing  in  a  branch  of  business  susceptible  of  the  most  varied  manipula- 
tion, always  maintaining  their  reputation  for  the  BEST  OF  GOODS  and  liberal  advertis- 
ing, has  been  the  policy  of  this  house  for  its  many  years  of  successful  business. 

With  a  large  and  complete  stock,  and  great  advantages  in  purchasing,  they  offer 
to  the  trade  of  the  Northwest  inducements,  for  CASH  AND  PROMPT  PAYMENT,  not 
excelled  by  any  other  house  in  the  Drug  Trade. 


REPUBLICAN  PAPER 


THE  NORTHWEST- 


HE  INTER-OCEAN  will  continue  to  he  the  Organ  of  the  People,  in  the  largest 
.-.    M'lise  of  the  word;  insisting  upon  the  preservation  of  the  rights  of  the  many  as 
against  the  few.     To  this  end  it  will  maintain  an  unceasing  warfare  against  the 
abuses  and  extortion*  of  ALL,  CHARTERED  MONOPOLIES. 

In  Literature,  General  News.  Foreign  and  Domestic  Correspondence,  Local  Matters,  and 
all  that  goes  to  make  a  FIRST-CLASS 


cial  kqtl  3^an|ily 


It  does  not  intend  to  be  excelled  hy  any  publication  in  the  country. 


TIKE  C  O  3VE  iM:  E  IR,  O I  A.  3L 

Will  be  conducted  with  great  care,  and  everything  possible  will  be  done  to  make  the 

MARKET  REPORTS 

Such  as  the  FARMERS  and  BUSINESS  MEN  of  the  Northwest  can  rely  upon. 


TIKCE 

Will  be  carefully  edited  by  a  gentleman  of  ability  and  experience. 

The  Religious  and  Moral  Character  will  be  guarded  with  especial  care,  and  nothing 
will  be  admitted  into  its  columns,  either  as  advertisement  or  reading  manner,  improper  for 
the  family  circle. 

While  the  INTER-OCEAN  will  especially  represent  the  great  interests  of  the  Northwest, 
it  is  the  intention  to  make  it  a 

NATIONAL  NEWSPAPER, 

One  that  will  be  found  interesting  and  useful  to  Americans  in   every  part  of  the  Globe. 


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119  Lake  St.,  Chicago. 


INTRODUCERS    OF     FASHIONS, 


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AND   MANUFACTURERS   OF 

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House. 


HE  elegant  Hat  Establishment  of  this  popular  firm  was  opened  on  the 
1 2th  day  of  April  last.  The  location  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  city. 
Their  store  is  22  x  100  feet,  and  is  magnificently  fitted  up,  the  fixtures 
being  a  combination  of  French  and  American  walnut,  with  veneering  of 
root  butternut  and  amboyne.  The  establishment  has  been  pronounced  the  most 
elegantly  fitted  store,  in  this  line  of  business,  on  the  continent ;  the  stock  of  goods 
carefully  selected  and  THE  finest  in  the  West.  The  Silk,  Gossamer  Body,  Dress 
Hat  is  a  specialty  of  this  firm,  weighing  but  THREE  OUNCES,  being  the  lightest 
weight  dress  hat  manufactured. 

This  firm  have  an  experience  in  the  business  of  a  QUARTER  OK  A  CENTURY,  and 
by  producing  ONLY  THE  BEST  QUALITIES  and  most  stylish  hats  for  gentlemen's  wear, 
will  soon  acquire  a  reputation  unequaled  by  any  house  in  the  country. 

In  addition  to  their  own  popular  hats,  they  import  from  the  principal  English 

Manufactures  of 

.  CHRISTY  &  CO.  \      . 

-   LINCOLN,  BENNETT  &  CO.    -  ^OUliiHI. 

(  HENRY  MELTON.  ' 

They  also  import  Martin's  celebrated  Umbrellas  and  Walking  Sticks. 

A  visit  to  this  beautiful  commercial  palace  will  amply  repay  one  for  the  time 
expended  in  so  doing,  and  no  stranger  should  leave  Chicago  without  calling  at  this 
establishment,  where  they  may  be  assured  of  every  courtesy  from  the  gentlemanly 
Proprietors,  whether  desiring  to  purchase  or  not. 

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THE  CHICAGO  TRIBUNE  BUILDING. 

^The  first  CHICAGO  TRIBUNE  building  on  the  present  site,  erected  thoroughly  fire-proof,  as 
was  believed,  justified  expectation  by  staying  for  hours  the  progress  of  the  Great  Fire. 
Dispatches  throughout  the  world  on  that  fateful  Monday,  October  gth,  1871,  announced  again 
and  again  "  THE  TRIBUNE  building  still  stands  ! "  At  length  a  wide  sweep  of  the  flames  to 
the  rear,  the  destruction  of  the  stately  Palmer  House  and  the  burning  of  McVicker's  Theatre, 
brought  the  so  long  averted  disaster  ;  and  from  the  crushing  in  of  an  area  wall  by  the  fall  of  the 
Theatre,  the  TRIBUNE  building  succumbed,  like  a  mailed  warrior  taken  in  the  rear  by  treach- 
erous foes.  The  rebuilt  structure,  with  real  estate,  machinery  and  fixtures,  represents  a  value 
of  nearly  $500,000,  and  is  pronounced  one  of  the  most  complete  newspaper  premises  in  the 
United  States.  Our  cut  will  save  extended  description.  The  material  of  the  two  fronts  is  the 
rich  red  sandstone  of  Marquette. 


JOBBERS 


SHERMAN     HOUSE. 


B-utolk  Goods, 


NOS.     1   1  4    AND    1  1  6    YfABASH    AVENUE, 

CHICAGO. 


GEO.  C.  AMES. 


GEO.  C.  SHERMAN. 


F.  T.  SHERMAN. 


"'" _  ^gg 

J-  M.  W 


STATIONER  PRINTER 


104  &  106  MADISON   STREET,  CHICAGO. 


HE  Engraving  on  the  opposite  page  represents  the  Interior  View  of 
the  largest,  most  complete  and  commodious  STATIONERY  ESTAB- 
LISHMENT probably  in  the  World,  being  45x170  feet — 5  feet  wider 
and  8  feet  deeper  than  the  premises  occupied  by  the  proprietor  on  Randolph 
Street  before  the  Great  Conflagration.  Four  floors  of  this  building  are  occupied 
by  the  various  branches  comprising  the  business,  and  may  be  named  under  the 
following  heads :  Staple  and  Fancy  Stationery,  Blank  Books,  Paper,  &c.,  wholesale 
and  retail ;  Printing  in  all  its  branches,  including  Consecutively  Numbered  Coupon 
and  Local  Ticket  Printing. 


BOOK-BINDING  AND    RULING 


FOR  THE  TRADE  AND  TO  ORDER. 


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MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Pat.  lacle-Relii 

SCREW  PLATES,  PAT.  ADJUSTABLE  TAP  WRENCHES, 
Solid  and  Shell  Reamers,  Solid  Relieved  Dies,  &c. 


MANUFACTURERS   OF 


i.  >  »    *  ^  1,  X  ^ 

Solid  pery  Wheels,  Emery  fetato,  Saw  puwfc 

Y^  ^        !  T^  v-  *  • 


-Inrf  Special  Machinery  connected  with  Emery  Grinding. 

DEALERS  IN   DIAMOND   TURNING  TOOLS. 

(j/mtrebrook  <J 


a. 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


Macl)ii|e,  Car,  Au^er  aijtl  Dowel 


***£ 

MANUFACTURER  OF  LATHE  AND  DRILL  CHUCKS. 


amltimtiaq  jjfrencfi  (jla. 

CHAMPLIN  &  ROGERS, 

SS8  Fifth  Av&MU&t,  GMo&gQ, 

Are  Exclusive  Western  Agents  for  above  Manufacturers. 


ALSO  AGENTS  FOR  AND  DEALERS  IN 


Morse  Twist  Drills,  LeCounfs  Lathe  Dogs,  Clamps,  etc.,  Stephens'  Par- 
allel Vises,  Darling,  Brown  6°  Sharp's  U.  S.  Standard  Rules, 
Machinists'1  Tools,  etc.,  Set  Screws. 


SEND    FOR    ILLUSTRATED    CIRCULAR. 


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OF    CHICAGO. 


SAMUEL  M.  NICKEESON,  President.       L.  J.  GAGE,    -       -       -    Cashier. 
F.  D.  GRAY,  -       -    Vice-President.       H.  E.  SYMONDS,  Assistant  Cashier. 


J»  J 

SAMUEL  M.  NICKERSON,  Chicago.       H.  H.  PORTER,    -    Chicago.  LVMAN  J.  GAGE,  -    Chicago. 

FRANKLIN  D.  GRAY,  M/.NCEL  TALCOTT,        "  NELSON  MORRIS, 

SAMUEL  W.  ALLERTON,       "  EDW'D  F.  LAWRENCE,    "  BENJ.  F.  ALLEN,  Des  Moines. 


A   GENERAL    BANKING    BUSINESS    TRANSACTED. 


Buy  SSd  Sell   '*F&r@ign  Exchange." 


Issue  Circular  Letters  of  Credit  for  Travelers'  use,  available  in  any  part  of  the  World. 


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117  &  119  STATE  ST., 


offer  the  choicest  and  largest  collection  in  the  West  of  the  Master- 
pieces of  Literature — "The  Good  BooJfs  of  to-day,  and  the 
Good  Ones  of  all  time"  —  in  all  varieties  of  editions  and 

bindings,  from  the  most  modest  and  inexpensive  to  the  finest  productions  of  the 

English  presses  and  binderies. 


OUR  SPECIALTIES  ARE: 

1st.     The  Best  Books  and  Best  Editions  for  Public  and  Private  Libraries. 
2d.     Splendid  Art  Works   for   the    Drawing-room,  or   for  Wedding  and  Anni- 
versary Presents. 

3d.     Fine  Imported  Photograph  Albums,  and  Quarto  Bibles. 
4th.     Rare  and  Curious  Editions  of  Old  and  Scarce  Works. 
5th.     The  Direct  Importation  of  Fine  and  Unusual  Foreign  Books. 
6th.     The    Choicest    English,    French    and    American    Papers,  Envelopes,    and 
Stationery,  for  Ladies  and  Gentlemen. 


ALL  ARE  INVITED  TO  VISIT  OUR  BEAUTIFUL  STORE. 


PUR    WHOLESALE   DEPARTMENT 

Is  supplied  with  School,  Miscellaneous,  Medical,  Scientific  and  Text  Books, 

Blank  Books,  Envelopes  and  Stationery  of  all  descriptions,  in  the 

largest  quantities,  and  greatest  varieties.     All  offered  to 

the  Trade  at  the  lowest  prices. 


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MCVICKER'S  THEATRE. 


Established  1833,  at  128  and  fjo  Lake  Street. 

Burnt  out  October  9,  1871,  at   118  and  tzo  Monroe  Street. 

Re-Established  October  /o,  / 871,  at  n,  ij,  ami  15  North  Desplaines  Street. 

Re-Built  and  Removed  to 
118  and  120  Monroe  Street,  July  i,  1872. 


TRADE  MARK 


CULVER,  PAGE,  HOYNE  &  Co. 


BLANK  BOOK  MAKERS,  PRINTERS, 


PUBLISHERS  OF  COMMERCIAL  AND  LAW  BLANKS, 


Pa»®p 


Sook 


12O   Monroe 


Opposite  Old  Post  Office  Building. 


CHICAGO. 


.  Sollitef  &  Co. 


ill,    119,    121   &   123  STATE  ST. 

CHICAGO. 


EG  to  announce  that  having  leased  the  four  large  and 
splendid  floors  over  JANSEN,  McCLURG  &  Co.,  adjoining, 
they  have  filled  the  same  with  a  full  and  complete 
assortment  of 


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And   are  now   prepared   to   furnish   HOUSES,   HOTELS,   PUBLIC  BUILDINGS, 
CHURCHES,  LODGES,  &c.  &c.,  with  everything  desired  in  any  quality  of 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  CURTAINS,  BEDDINC,  LINENS,  Ac., 

On  as  favorable  terms  as  any  house  in  the  country. 


Our   connection    with   the   largest    FURNITURE   MANUFACTORY  in  the 
country  enables  us  to  offer  special  inducements  to  HOTEL  TRADE. 

An  examination  of  Stock  and  Prices  is  solicited. 


E...  F, 


TEB  &'  QQ- 
117  to  123  State  Street. 


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L.  HALE  &  BRo 


10,  12,  14  and  16  CANAL  STREET, 


INK    AND 


URNITURE 


HOTEL  AND   OFFICE  FURNISHING 


A     SPECIALTY. 


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57  State  St.,  Chicago, 

J^ORTHWESTEF^N  ^GENT  FOR  THE  CELEBRATED 


Fire  and  Burglar-Proof 


VAUIJ  AND  BANK  LOCKS 


The  Largest  Safe  Factory  in  the  United  States. 


We  refer  to  the  Leading  Bankers  of  CHICAGO,  MILWAUKEE,  ST.  Louis, 
ST.  PAUL,  OMAHA,  &c.,  who  are  using  our  work. 


and  f  rices  given  on  application  to 

D.  S.  COVERT. 


57  State  Street. 


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CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE. 


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NEW  BRK;GS  HOUSE. 


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PROPRIETORS   OF 


HAVING  OUE  CHICAGO  MILL  NOW  IN  SUCCESSFUL  OPERATION, 


We  have  the  advantage  over  all  other  dealers,  of 


BILLING  ODD  SIZES  AT  THE  SHORTEST  NOTICE 


112  Madison.  Street,  Chicago, 


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THE 


NATIONAL    BANK, 


OF    CHICAGO, 


S.  E.  Corner  Dearborn  and  Randolph  Streets. 


CAPITAL.  $500,000 

SURPLUS.  100,000 


The   Accounts   of  Banks,  Bankers,   Capitalists   and  Merchants 
respectfully  solicited. 


IRA   HOLMES,  President. 

M.   D.  BUCHANAN,  Vice-President. 

J.  A.   HOLMES,  Cashier. 


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MANUFACTORY  ESTABLISHED  1830. 


STANDARD  SCALES 


MADE    WITH    THE    LATEST    AND    MOST    VALUABLE    IMPROVE- 
MENTS,   AND   ADAPTED    TO   ALL    REQUIRED    USES. 


Barrows,  Warehouse  Trucks,  Grain  Wagons,  Improved  Money  Drawers,  &c. 


FAIRBANKS,  MORSE   &,  CO. 


<V   11,'i   LAKE  STREET. 


SCALES  OF  ALL   KINDS   PROMPTLY  REPAIRED. 


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PAL'L  CORNELL, 

President. 


T.  C.  WILLIAMS, 

Vice  Pres.  and 


THE 


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OF    CHICAGO,    ILLINOIS7 

MAMFACTfKER    OF    Sri'ERIOR 

Stem  and  Key  Winding  Watches. 


Manufactory  of  the  Cornell  Watch  Company. 


Company's  Factory,  a  cut  of  which  is  given  above,  is  situated  at  Grand  Crossing, 
near  Chicago,  one  of  the   greatest   railroad   thoroughfares  in  the  Northwest,  being  a 
point  where  five  principal  railroads  cross,  viz:  The  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern  ; 
Pittsburgh,  Ft.  Wayne  &  Chicago  ;  Michigan  Central;  Illinois  Central,  and  Baltimore 
&  Oftio,  making  it  a  place  of  vast  importance. 

The  Company  avail  themselves  of  every  improvement  in  watch  making,  and  spare  neither 
labor  nor  expense  in  the  solution-  of  the  most  perfect  material  and  the  highest  order  of  skilled 
talent.  In  this  connection  it  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  an  important  feature  in  the  Com- 
pany's Watches  is  that  all  grades  possess  the  QUICK  BEAT,  so  necessary  to  the  active  and  varied 
life  of  a  business  man.  Eighteen  thousand  beats  per  minute  is  the  Company's  standard. 
THE  EXPANSION  BALANCE  is  adopted  from  the  improved  plan  of  Frodsham.  This  dispenses 
with  an  intermediate,  and  secures  a  perfect  compensation. 

The  Company  are  now  perfecting  machinery  for  the  production  of  a  three-quarter  plate 
movement,  also  for  a  Ladies'  Stem  and  Key  Winding  Movement,  and  they  flatter  themselves 
that  they  will  be  superior  to  anything  yet  produced  by  any  American  Watch  Company. 

The  patronage  of  the  trade  is  respectfully  solicited,  and  the  Company  give  the  assurance 
that  they  will  at  all  times  guarantee  perfect  satisfaction. 

CORNELL  WATCH    CO. 


JOBBERS  OF 

HATS, 


Gloves,  Mituis 


KOBE! 


II 


"Gage,  Mallory  &  Co.  (successors  to  Gage,  Carhart  &  Mallory),  the  large  Wholesale  Hat. 
Cap  and  Straw  Goods  house  of  Wabash  Avenue,  have  found  it  advantageous  to  move  to  the 
Madiscn  Street  quarter  of  the  wholesale  trade.  They  have  located  their  extensive  business  in  the 
new  five  story  and  basement  building,  Nos.  192  and  194  Madison  Street,  corner  Fifth  Avenue. 
This  prominent  corner  in  the  vicinity  of  the  largest  wholesale  business  centre,  and  spacious  store 
lighted  from  three  sides,  is  probably  as  good  a  location  and  salesroom  for  the  hat  business  as  there 
is  in  the  city.  The  movement  of  this  and  other  large  houses  into  this  portion  of  the  city,  seems  to 
be  settling  practically  the  question  as  to  'which  way'  trade  will  go — Wabash  Avenue  or  Madison 
Street." — Chicago  Tribune,  March  /o,  1873. 


In  our  present  location,  as  above,  we  have  a  full  Stock 
of  all  Staple  Goods,  and  receive  early  invoices  of  all  the 
new  and  desirable  styles,  endeavoring  to  make  in  Stock, 
prices  and  terms  the  best  inducements  the  markets  will 
afford. 


Very  truly, 


GAGE, 


& 


102  and  194  Madison  St. 


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PETERS'  IMPROVED 
WOVEN    WIRE  MATTRESS, 


An  Improvement  Over  All  Others. 


It  is  made  with  or  without  Attachment  for  changing  the  tension  of  the  fabric. 

One  very  thin  mattress  over  this  fabric,  makes  the  most  Elegant,  Healthful, 
Durable  and  Comfortable  Bed  in  use. 


WH1TTLESEY  &  PETERS,  MANUF'RS, 

129  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago. 


WOVEN  WIRE  COTS  AND  CHILDREN'S  BEDS  MADE  TO   ORDER. 


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The  only  kind  made  from  the  Fruit. 
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CHICAGO,  ILL. 

3  i  o  NOI\TH  SECOND  STREET, 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


122 


TREET, 
CINCINNATI,  O. 


From  the  "Chicago  Advance"  June  ^th,  1873. 

"HOUSEHOLD  WORDS." — Prominent  among  Chicago  establishments  is  the  new  manufactory  of 
STEEI.E  &  PRICE,  201  and  203  South  Water  Street,  corner  of  Fifth  Avenue,  where  articles  indis- 
pensable to  all  good  housewives  are  prepared.  We  refer  to  the  celebrated  Dr.  Price's  Cream 
Baking  Powder  and  Special  Flavoring;  Extracts,  which  have  become,  truly,  household  words,  and 
are  indispensable  articles  in  every  family.  Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Powder  is  the  leading  baking 
powder  in  this  country,  and  has  acquired  its  extended  reputation  from  its  perfect  purity  and 
wholesomeness  j  while  Dr.  Price's  Flavoring  Extracts  are  acknowledged  three  times  the  strength 
of  those  ordinarily  sold,  and  are  true  to  their  names — the  most  delicious,  delicate  flavors  ever  made. 

The  United  States  government  indorse  the  claims  of  this  establishment  for  purity,  strength, 
and  excellence  of  its  productions,  by  giving  the  house  large  orders  to  meet  the  wants  at  the  various 
military  posts.  The  motto  of  this  house  is  :  No  adulteration  :  no  deception  ;  full  measure  :  anj 
every  article  of  the  highest  excellence. 

If  reliable  articles  in  this  line  are  wanted,  they  can  be  found  at  Steele  &  Price's  Laboratory, 
which  is,  without  doubt,  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  world. 


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ESTABLISHED  1854. 


CHAMBER  OF  COMM 


D.  W.  IRWIN  &  Co 


MERCHANT 


No.  2  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE, 


O.  W.   IKWIX. 
H.  C.  RE\V. 
A.  \V.  GREEN. 


CHICAGO. 


Grain,  Flour  and  Provisions  Bought  and  Shipped  on  orders 
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ENGINE  AND  CONDUCTING  HOSE 


We  represent  the  oldest  and  most  extensive  Manufacturers  in  the  United 
States,  and  keep  at  all  times  on  hand  the  best  and  largest  Stock  of  these  Goods 
of  any  House  West  of  New  York.  We  also  have  manufactured  specially,  the  best 
Duality  of 

FIRE   ENGINE   HOSE, 


And  every  variety  of  RUBBER  GOODS,  all  at  Eastern  Prices. 

HALLO CK  &  WHEELER, 

169  Randolph  St.,  Chicago. 


SHOLES  &  GLIDDEN'S  TYPE-WRITER. 
WESTERN  ELECTRIC  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  Agents. 

See  Page  74. 


Kxterior  View  of  Telr^ra]ih  Col 


'atunwl  jj/eleqmyh  (frotlni  c 

<5§2)  f_5  r^         c§?o  f  T 

Nos.  157  &  159  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


READING  JELEGF^APH  COLLEGE  IN  THE  COUNTRY. 


SEND  FOR  ILLUSTRATED  CIRCULAR. 

E,  PAYS  ON  PQRTER,  Proprietor. 


TYPE    WRITER.—  . 


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WRITING  MADE  EASY.—  By  the  use  of  SHOLES  &  GLIDDEN'S  TVI-I-: 
WRITER  the  operator  is  enabled  to  produce  copy,  in  the  form  of  print,  with  /:<'/<  v 
the  rapidity  of  the  penman,  and  with  the  most  perfect  ease.  It  is  adapted  for 

MERCHANTS,  LAWYERS,  EDITORS,  PHONOGRAPHIC  CLERGYMEN,  AUTHORS,  k 


"It  requires  no  especial  skill  in  its  manipulation,  and  one  may  become  able  to  write  from 
sixty  to  eighty  words  per  minute.  The  motion  of  the  hand  is  free,  easy  and  unconstrained, 
so  that  the  monotonous  movement  of  the  pen  is  avoided,  and  the  labor  of  writing  performed 
with  far  less  fatigue  to  the  muscles  of  the  hand  and  arm." — Scientific  American. 

"A  series  of  experiments  using  the  Type-Writer  for  copying  press  reports  from  the  click  of 
the  telegraph  instrument,  have  been  tried  in  the  main  Western  Union  Office  in  this  city  by 
Mr.  E.  P.  Porter.  Specials  and  through  business  were  handled  with  the  greatest  of  ease  on 
some  of  our  fastest  circuits — Mr.  Porter  sitting,  playing  his  little  TUNE,  and  conversing  most  of 
the  time  with  anxious  questioners  who  nightly  surrounded  him,  with  an  ease  that  was  astonishing. 
The  papers  that  received  business  from  this  machine  are  of  one  mind,  namely,  that  it  makes 
the  prettiest  copy  of  any  'operator'  they  ever  saw." — New  York  Telegrapher. 

"  Its  general  introduction  will  be  hailed  as  a  high  favor  by  the  press." — Chicago  Evening 
Journal. 

This  novel  machine  is  on  exhibition  at  Portei's  National  Telegraph  College, 
159  La  Salle  Street,  Room  79  (elevator),  Chicago,  111.  All  interested  are  invited 
to  call  and  examine  it,  and  witness  the  operations  of  the  institution.  Samples  of 
its  work  will  be  sent  on  application  to  the  Principal. 


Market  Street,  bet.  JVIacli^oi)  & 
CHICAGO. 


TH08.  KENDRIGK  &  CO.,  Proprietors. 


The  above  Hotel,  one  of  the  finest  and  most  commodious  in  Chicago,  situated 
in  the  immediate  neighborhood  of  all  the  leading  Wholesale  Dry  Goods,  Hat  and 
Cap,  Boot  and  Shoe,  and  Clothing  Houses — very  easy  of  access  to  all  of  the 
railroad  depots  and  places  of  amusement — has  been  fitted  and  furnished  with  every 
convenience,  and  all  the  appointments  of  a  comfortable  home. 

A  number  of  fine  large  rooms  with  fire-proof  vaults  for  the  use  of  Commercial 
Travelers,  for  the  display  of  samples. 

The  best  $2.50  a  day  house  in  Chicago,  and  the  only  one 
having  a  passenger  Elevator. 


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THE  CELEBRATED 


Acknowledged  by  all  to  be  the 


The  Manufacturers  have    made  it  a  specialty  for    the  past  five  years.      It  is 
guaranteed  in  every  respect  to  be  a  perfect  Soft  Coal  Burner  and  without  a  rival. 

SEND   FOR    ILLUSTRATED   CATALOGUE. 

Burdett,  Smith  &  Co. 
253  River  St.,  Troy,  New  York;  or,  538  S.  Clark  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

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VERTICAL  PEED  SHUTTLE 


MOST     DXJRAJBX-E. 


—  AND  — 


THE  BEST  IN  THE  WORLD. 


AGENTS    TAT  ANTED. 

C3-E3STEH-A.I,    -WESTEiRIIXr    OFFICE, 

358  Wabash  Avenue, 
J.  B.  COLLINS,  Manager.  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

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DECLARED  BY  EXPERTS  THE  MOST  PRACTICAL  TUCKER  EVER  MADE. 


PRICES  TO   AGENTS  only  a   little  more  than    HALF  WHAT  OTHER   MANU- 
FACTURERS CHARGE. 


A.MPUE 


Sent  PREPAID  to  any  Sewing  Machine  Agent  for  FIFTY  CENTS.     If  not  satisfactory 
it  can  be  returned  and  the  monev  will  he  refunded. 


Address, 


STAR  TUCKER  GO. 


180  East  Adams.  Street, 

W.  J.  FAULKNER,  Manager.  Chicago. 


ANSON  STAGER,   Prest.  ELISHA  GRAY,   Supt.  ENOS  M.   BARTON,   Sec'y 


WESTERN 


220  KINZIE  ST. 

MANUFACTURERS  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS  OF 


ANNUNCIATORS 

For  Hotels,  Steamships  and  Dwellings, 

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Printing    Telegraph    Instruments,   Galvanometers,    Signal  Apparatus, 
and  all  kinds  of   Morse  Telegraph  Instruments  and  Supplies. 


Our  stock  •  embraces   the  following  among  other  standard  Telegraphic  goods: 
UNION  BRAND  Telegraph   Wire,  and  Union  Brand  EXTRA  QUALITY  Johnson's  Wire. 

•     Numbers  8, 9  and  12  always  in  stock. 

Brooks'  Insulators,  Glass  and  Bracket  Insulators,    Cardan  Insulators  all  kinds, 

Painted  Cross  Arms,  Carbon  Cross  arms. 

Office  Wire,  many  varieties.     Copper  and  Compound  Kirite  Wire,  Cables  to  order. 
All  kinds  of  Telegraph  Batteries,  including  Grove,    Carbon,  Daniels,    Call   and 

Leclanche,  Smee. 


AGENTS    FOR 


Electro  Magnetic  Watcli  Clock. 


AGENTS  FOR  SHOLES  &  GLIDDEN'S  TYPE  WRITER, 

(See  Illustration  on  page  66). 


itioormun. 


•*i.  •;.  Boonmm. 


ALL  KI\1)!S  OK  PRIVATE  I.ABELS   VMi  KRAN'DS  MADE  TO  OKDEK  AND  COPYKItiHTKD. 

The  Huntington  Spring  Bed 


Guaranteed  the  best  Bed  made  for  the  money.     Sold  by  the  leading  Furniture  Houses  and 
Dealers  in   Bedding. 

Manufactured  Solely  by  f  .  F,  HUNTIMTON,  212  State  St.,  CMcap. 

Parties  wishing  to   deal   in   this  Bed,  where  not   already  introduced,  will  be  offered  special 
inducements.      Send  for  Price  List.      Especial  attention  of  Hotel  men  called  to  this  Bed. 
Fourteen  of  the  New  Chicago  Hotels  have  adopted  this  Bed.      Investigation  invited. 


W.  F.  HUNTINCTON. 


WEBSTER 


Successors  to  WEBSTER  BROS. 


1NE  MILLINERY 


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mi  CBS. 

D.  WEBSTER  &  CO. 

OUIIKHS  PHOMPTLV  ATTENDED  TO.  27O    &   272   WabaSh    AV6. 

ONLY   TWO    BLOCKS    I'KOM    THE   GRAND    EXPOSITION    BUILDING. 


.RETAIL  DEPARTMENT 


DEALERS  IN 


D»W    y     i 
,11-1  J-l, 


BOH1UET8, 

NOTIONS,  RIBBONS,  LACES,  FLOWERS,  HAIR  GOODS,  Etc. 

270  &  272  W ABASH  Al/E. 


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Pkdifid  Sotel. 


OMR  three  years  ago  a  well-known  journalist  if  this  city,  who  had  secured  a 
v— ^^  vi  y  T^t  valuable  century  lease  of  an  entire  block  in  the  heart  of  the  city,  was  to 
exclusively  employed  in  the  plans  of  a  great  hotel  he  was  to  create,  that 
had  he  failed  he  would  probably  have  been  called  "  Pacific  Hotel  Smith  " 
to  the  end  of  his  days — such  was  the  utter  incredulity  abroad  as  to  the 
feasibility  of  the  scheme.  Mr.  H.  M.  Smith,  the  projector,  traveled  among  the  leading  hotels 
of  this  country  and  Europe,  collecting,  comparing  and  consulting  with  hotel  men,  and  then  laid 
the  plans  of  Mr.  Boyington,  the  architect,  before  great  corporations  and  capitalists  so  skillfully 
that  the  Pacific  Hotel  was  not  only  built,  but  rebuilt  after  the  fire,  and  is  now  the  pride  of  the 
city  and  the  wonder  of  all  travelers.  The  Grand  Pacific  Hotel  occupies  an  entire  block, 
bounded  by  Clark,  Jackson,  La  Salle  and  Quincy  Streets,  in  the  heart  of  the  business  center 
of  C'hicago.  It  is  directly  opposite  the  new  government  buildings  now  in  process  of  erection, 
to  cost  five  million  dollars.  The  Hotel  covers  an  area  of  one  and  a  half  acres,  has  five  hundred 
rooms  for  guests,  exclusive  of  public  rooms  and  parlors — the  largest  hotel  structure  in  the  world. 
Material,  olive-tinted  Ohio  sandstone  ;  Mansards  and  towers,,  iron  and  slate.  Building  fire-proof 
in  all  essential  points  of  protection.  Built  by  the  Pacific  Hotel  Company  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,000, 
exclusive  of  the  ground,  and  represents  completed  a  total  value  of  $2,450,000  for  ground,  building 
and  fixtures.  It  is  central  to  ajl  the  great  passenger  depots,  and  is  finished  in  a  style  second 
to  no  hotel  in  the  world.  Geo.  W.  Gage,  David  A.  Gage,  and  John  A.  Rice,  proprietors ; 
T.  B.  Gaskill,  steward;  Geo.  H.  Fassett  and  Sam.  W.  Parker,  room  clerks;  Jessie  Hippie  and 
C.  I,.  Wetherbee,  cashiers  ;  T.  G.  Parker,  book-keeper.  We  give  on  page  46  a  superb  engravini.; 
of  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel. — Chicago  Illustrated  Journal. 


WROUGHT  IRON  P>PE 


Steam  &  Gas  Filters 


JACOB   A.  WOOLIORF, 


Importer,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealer  in  Foreign 


TRADE 


XH.A.FIK. 


No.    123   SOUTH    CLARK    STREET, 


CHICAGO. 


FINEST    OF 


Kentucky  Bourbon,  Rye  &  Mononeahela 


W  H  1  S  K  1 


RITCHIE  &  DUCK, 

anuflactiirers  of!  ^llood  anil  pH|ICl 

154  &  155  MICHIGAN  AVENUE. 


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39  WABASH   AVE.,  CHICAGO. 

&  oo. 


(KsTABI.IMIKI.    1770.) 

Manufacturers,  Importers, 


Paints,  Colors,  Varnishes,  Artists  Materials 


21   LAKE  STREET,  CHICAGO. 
C.   H.  Cl'TLER,  Resident  J'nrtner. 


JTOYES 


In  Tinfoil  Air-Tight   Packages. 
«  <iml  S  Wabush  Ace.,  Mnin  Street,  818  Broadway, 

CHICAGO.  PEOKIA.  ST.  Louis. 


,    ILI-IITOIS. 

INCORPORATED  1861. 


Capital,     -     $5OO,OOO  Assets,      -     $4,OOO,OOO 


80  &  82  LA  SALLE  STREET. 


OFFICERS  : 


-  I.).  t!i-ii.ii.  Assl.  Cathk-r. 


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LEADING  HOUSES  OF  THE  CITY  NOT  REPRESENTED  IN  PREVIOUS  PAGES. 


BANKS   AND   BANKERS. 
McMullen  Brothers,  105  Washington  Street. 
Smith,  George  C.  &  Bro.,  cor.  Dearborn  &  Randolph  Streets. 

BOOTS  AND   SHOES— (Manufacturers). 
Jewett,  268  State  Street. 

BUCK   GOODS— (Wholesale). 
Phelps  Bros.  &  Co.,  200  &  202  East  Madison  Street.     Manufactory,  Rock  Falls,   III. 

BIRD   CAGES-(Wholesale  and  Retail). 
Palmenberg,  J.  R.,  200  &  202  East  Madison  Street.     Chas.  J.  Jetter,  Manager. 

BLANK   BOOK  MANUFACTURERS,   STATIONERS   AND   PRINTERS. 

Cameron,  Amberg  &  Co.,  84  Lake  Street. 

CLOTHES  WRINGERS. 
Moore,  S.  H.  &  E.  Y.,  68  Lake  Street. 

COAL   DEALER. 
Hathaway,  J.  L.,  Southwest  cor.  Market  &  Randolph  Streets. 

CONFECTIONER— (Manufacturing). 
Garrity,  P.   L.,  100  Van  Buren  Street. 

CAR   LAMPS   AND    LANTERNS. 
Dane,  Westlake  &  Covert,  228  Lake  Street. 

CLOAKS,   SUITS   AND   TRIMMINGS. 
Griswold,  J.  W.  &  Co.,  54  &  56  East  Madison  Street. 

CIGAR    BOXES— (Manufacturers). 
Boorman  Bros.,  103,  105  &  107  South  Canal  Street. 

DRY   GOODS— (Wholesale). 
Stettauer  &  Bros.,  246  &  248  East  Madison  Street. 

DRUGGISTS— (Wholesale). 
Burnham,  E.  <fc  Son,  155,   157  &  159  Canal  Street. 


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BUSINESS    DIRECTORY    Continued. 


DYERS  AND  SCOURERS. 
Cook  &  McLain,  80  Dearborn  Street  and  93  West  Madison  Street. 

ENGRAVING,  STEEL  AND   BRASS   LETTER  CUTTING. 

Krooks,  C.  W.,  37  West  Adams  Street. 

ELECTROTYPERS. 

Zeese,  A.  &  Co.,  114  Monroe  Street. 

• 

FURNITURE— (Manufacturers  and  Dealers). 
Parmelee,  Wm.  &  Co.,  276  State  Street. 

GLUE— (Manufacturers). 

Baeder,  Adamson  &  Co.,  182    Lake  Street.      Also,  manufacturers  of    Curled  Hair,   Emery, 
and  Sand  Paper  and  Emery  Cloth. 

GAS  AND  STEAM   PIPE   FITTINGS. 
Walworth,  Brooks  &  Co.,  243  &  245  Lake  Street. 

GENTS'   FURNISHING  GOODS. 
Roche  Jt;  Co.,  137  Randolph  Street,  Sherman   House. 

HOTELS. 
Central  Hotel,  cor.  Market  &  Washington  Streets. 

HEAVY   HARDWARE. 
Providence  Tool  Company,  68  Lake  Street. 

HARDWARE— (Wholesale ). 
McDonald  Brothers,  139  Lake  Street. 

HOT   AIR  FURNACES. 
Strawn,  Powell  &  Brown,   118  East  Lake  Street. 

IRON  SHUTTERS,   DOORS   AND   IRON  ROOFING. 
Munson,  S.  B.  Jr.,  &  Co.,  27  North  Canal  Street. 

LOANS   ON   REAL  ESTATE   AND   OTHER   SECURITIES. 
Wing,  Levi  &  Co.,  96  Dearborn  Street. 

LUMBER— (Hard   Wood). 
Holden,  Henry  N.,  cor.  Market  &  Jackson  Streets. 

MILLINERY— (Wholesale). 
Gage  Bros.  &  Co.,  227  &  229  Wabash  Avenue. 

MERCHANT   TAILORS. 
Roche  &  Co.,  137  Randolph  Street,  Sherman  House. 

NOTIONS,   AND   LADIES'    FURNISHING   GOODS— (Wholesale). 
Gage  Bros.  &  Co.,  227  &  229  Wabash  Avenue. 

PUMPS   AND  GAS  PIPE. 
McDonald  Bros.,  139  Lake  Street. 

PAPER   BOXES. 
Vansands,  L.  J.,  42  &  44  South  Clinton  Street,  cor.  Washington. 


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BUSINESS    DIRECTORY    Continued. 


PIANOS   AND   ORGANS. 
Prosser,  Wm.  R.  &  Co.,  274  State  Street,  near  Van  Buren. 

PRINTERS,   STATIONERS   AND    BLANK    BOOK    MANUFACTURERS. 

Cameron,  Amberg  &  Co.,  84  Lake  Street. 

RAILROADS. 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad  Co.,  Depot  head  of  La  Salle  St.,  on  Van  Huren. 
City  Ticket  and  Freight  Office  in  Grand  Pacific  Hotel.  General  Office  in  Depot. 

Illinois  Central  Railroad.  Ticket  Office,  121  Randolph  Street,  near  Clark.  General  Office, 
58  Michigan  Avenue. 

ROSEWOOD  AND  MAHOGANY  VENEERERS. 

Smith,  J.  Willard  &  Co.,  28  South  Canal  Street. 

SHIP    CHANDLERY. 
Providence  Tool  Company,  68  Lake  Street. 

SAW  MANUFACTURERS. 

Disston,  H.  &  Son,  cor.  Randolph  &  Market  Streets. 

STATIONERS,  PRINTERS  AND   BLANK   BOOK   MANUFACTUKKRS. 
Atwater  &  Butler,  72  Randolph  Street. 
Bliss  &  Snow,  86  Dearborn  Street. 
Cameron,  Amberg  &  Co.,  84  Lake  Street. 

SCHOOL   GOVERNMENT   AND    REWARDS. 
Atwater  &  Butler,  72  Randolph  Street. 

STEAMBOAT    LINE. 
Goodrich  Steamboat  Line,  T.  G.  Butlin,  Supt.     Foot  Michigan  Avenue. 

STEAMSHIP    LINES. 

Inman  Line,  32  South  Clark  Street,  cor.  Lake. 
White  Star  Steamship  Line,  Office  97  &  99  South  Clark  Street. 

Anchor  Line  Ocean  Steamships.     Henderson  Bros.  Agents.     Cor.  La  Salle  &   Madison  Sts. 
National  Line  of  Steamships.     Northeast  cor.  Clark  &  Randolph  Streets. 

STEAM   WARMING   AND   VENTILATING   APPARATUS. 

Walworth,  Brooks  &  Co.,  243  &  245  Lake  Street. 

TRUNKS,   VALISES,   TRAVELING    BAGS,   &c. 
Bailey  &  Dresser,  180  West  Madison  Street. 

TELEGRAPH   INSTRUMENTS   AND    SUPPLIES. 
Western  Electric  Manufacturing  Co.,  220  Kinzie  Street. 

UNION  COFFEE  AND  SPICE   MILLS. 
McLaughlin,  W.  F.,  Proprietor,  82  &  84  South  Water  Street. 

WIRE  WORKS  AND   BRASS   FIXTURES. 
Palmenberg,  J.  R.,  200  &  202  East  Madison  Street.     Chas.  J.  Jetter,  Manager. 

WROUGHT    IRON   PIPE.    VALVES,   &c. 
Walworth,  Brooks  &  Co.,  243  &  245  Lake  Street. 


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